Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 331 - Cameron Leach

Solo Percussionist, Performer, Educator, Podcaster, and host of Drums and Drams Cameron Leach stops by to talk about his recent PASIC 2022 performance, removing applause breaks, and playing highly difficult music on a deadline (03:00), teaching at Capital University (OH), playing Principal Percussion position at the Columbus Symphony, and maintaining his mental and physical health (18:55), growing up near Columbus, being in pop bands and marching band, and his enjoyment of learning languages (30:00), attending Capital University for undergrad, going to Chosen Vale, and multiple styles of teachers and teaching (52:30), getting his Masters at Eastman (NY) with Michael Burritt, and beginning his solo percussion career (01:00:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with sections on developing artist percussionists, sensible clothing, great movies, and much more (01:19:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (01:40:40).

Links:

Cameron Leach’s website

“63 Across 81 Down” - Ancel Neeley

“Originating Within” - Nick Werth

“Broken Mirrors” - Vera Stanojevic

“I Leave You the Real World” - David Skidmore

Orphic Percussion

Columbus Symphony

“A Little Piece of Heaven” - Avenged Sevenfold

“Disasterpiece” - Slipknot

Rhythm X, Inc.

Blue Devils Drum Corps

Bluecoats Drum Corps

Randall May Drum Carriers

Michael Burritt

Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar

Bob Breithaupt

Ryan Kilgore

She-e Wu

Chosen Vale

Colin Currie

“Burritt Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

Robert Van Sice

Casey Cangelosi on the podcast in 2017

Eastman’s Arts Leadership Program

Drew Tucker

Todd Meehan on the podcast in 2017

Josh Jones on the podcast in 2020

Rob Knopper

Andy Harnsberger on the podcast in 2022

Richard Henson

Chad Floyd

“Over the Rainbow” - Harold Arlen/Robert Oetomo arranged

“Astral Dance” - Gordon Stout

“Mirage” - "Yasuo Sueyoshi

“Prelude No. 1” - Emmanuel Séjourné

Shooter trailer

The Dark Knight Rises trailer

The Longest Yard (2005) trailer

Gods of Egypt trailer

Georges St-Pierre UFC Highlights

Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC Highlights

Conor McGregor UFC Highlights

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

Wild Turkey 101

King of Kentucky Bourbon

“buttonwood” - Evan Chapman

Raves:

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space